Another Milestone...Last night while I was at work, Jacob lost his right front tooth! It was on the verge for about a week now. This is his third tooth to lose since he started school. He was very excited last night that the tooth fairy was coming.

Cute pictures of Jacob and Julia...

Odd Sighting in Washington Square Park...Ever seen grown men selling lemonade in their underwear in public? Now you have...

Fleming House (which is the original Wise House of the potato chip company. It even has owl statues on the roof), the Tarot shop where we got a clue, getting a clue in Washington Sq Park, La Lanterne restaurant, A.O.C. french restaurant




Accomplice NY: Various sites along the tour

Cafe Reggio, MacDougal St., Cappucino machine in Cafe Reggio built in 1902, Louisa May Alcott home, John and Nikki at Bamboleo for dinner




Accomplice NY: The Village...I surprised John on Saturday with a murder mystery/scenic tour of The Village called Accomplice NY(www.accompliceny.com). I had heard about it twice on Regis and Kelly. We had a babysitter all day and it was a cloudless 72 degree day. It couldn't have been a better day to be out and about in Manhattan. Plus, it was Cinco de Mayo so the city was in a very festive mood anyway. John and I were teamed up with two other couples from Indiana. We all had a great time going from site to site looking for new clues. A lot of laughter! After the tour, we did a little window shopping and then a really good mexican dinner at Bamboleo and tea/coffee and cheesecake at one of the oldest coffeehouses in the city which is Cafe Reggio (www.cafereggio.com) . And located across from Cafe Reggio was the home of Louisa May Alcott (writer of book Little Women). It is now an apartment building and not in great shape but the ironwork by the front door is still beautiful.

Happy Days are here again...It has warmed up and the ice cream parlors and ice cream stands are now open. The kids are thrilled! Yesterday after school, Jacob and John rode bikes on the boardwalk and then ate ice cream at Marvel's and got to ride the racecar before coming home. Life doesn't get much better for a 6 yr old than an afternoon like that with his dad.

Week of Blurrr....Wish I could really tell you what all we did last week. But it is just a big blur. The kids were both in school. John has been home quite a bit. And other than exercising, getting out to enjoy the weather, going to church, spring cleaning, and working...the rest just all runs together. We have so much enjoyed being able to get outside again to ride bikes, take walks and sit out on the porch to blow bubbles, fly a kite, etc. We just got new patio tables and an umbrella so it will be so nice to sit outside. I, for one, has just liked having the doors and windows open to enjoy the breeze. Jacob's school has gotten very busy getting ready for his play next week and year end activities. Can't believe kindergarten will be over in a month and a half. WOW! His school sent home a flyer yesterday to order 1st grade school supplies through them without having to go to the store. Jacob picked out a new backpack. It is solid color because that is what the first graders use (according to Jacob), not backpacks with action figures on it and certainly not pink...that's for girls, mom! Ha! I am way uncool...already. He's got a long road to hoe. We've gotten very big into rolling our eyes at mom...needless to say it doesn't go over very well.